Brick by Brick
how tough a wall
you can build
from bubbles
they stack like bricks
and solidify
into something
you couldn’t break
with a sledgehammer
when you pick up the phone
the words are fewer
harder
dripping
not flowing
a sponge
wrung to its last
they are tired, too
they get lazy
they limp with age
and overwork
or they slink away
and hide
ponder their betrayals
we grow more silent
as we prepare
for silence
Brian Rihlmann was born in New Jersey and currently resides in Reno, Nevada. He has been published in Blognostics, Red Eft Review, Spillwords, Synchronized Chaos, Cajun Mutt Press, The Rye Whiskey Review, and others.